Saul Winstein
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 55 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 8,1912 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Montreal |
| Canada | |
| Date of died | November 23,1969 |
| Died | Los Angeles |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Known for | 2-Norbornyl cation |
| Grunwald–Winstein equation | |
| Nonclassical ion | |
| Neighbouring group participation | |
| Notable students | John D. Roberts |
| Maurice Brookhart | |
| Richard F. Heck | |
| Awards | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry |
| National Medal of Science | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 705145 |
Saul Winstein Life story
Saul Winstein was a Canadian chemist who discovered the Winstein reaction. He argued a non-classical cation was needed to explain the stability of the norbornyl cation. This fueled a debate with Herbert C. Brown over the existence of σ-delocalized carbocations.
